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insectlike

adj

Etymology

From insect + -like.

  1. calqued from ἔντομον
  2. derived from īnsectum
  3. borrowed from insecte
  4. suffixed as insectlike — “insect + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound

    • The name captured […] the sound of the cars themselves, a high-pitched, insectlike whine — the sound of constant speed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA